...no I wasn't mourning, I was working
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First and foremost, I agree with many here: I'm very uncomfortable with Froome participating in this race and decisions that may take place in the weeks or months to come. It takes away from what was a fantastic show, full of intrigues, matches within the match, reversal of fortunes, and frankly WTF moments.
I have very mixed emotions: one one hand, I can't criticize the route or complain about a dull first week. The organizers came up with a winning formula, keep it close, open up, and yes the route was back-loaded. But that's what made all the suspense possible and what a thrill it was.
Needles to say, in addition to Froome's presence and win*, I'm not happy with the outcome of this Giro. In the near future, we may have a different result, including two guys (MAL and Carapaz) who rode against each other and never contributed when it mattered. Besides Dumoulin (bravo to him), I have a sour taste in my mouth for Simon Yates (who deserved so much better), I wanted to see a good Aru (not CancellAru, the real Aru), Pozzo deserved better as well, and of course I'm heartbroken. Tibopino had his podium with two climbs left, and...
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Just to make Netserk smile and agree with him for once, I give this Giro a 8. But depending on how I look at it, it could be 1,2,3, even 10.